Why must the most important affairs of our country be hidden from our citizens? Entrusting people with the nation’s affairs and ensuring information transparency are the first steps towards confronting corruption. Alas [today] our citizens are not even entrusted with reading the news in a handful of newspapers.

As long as we ignore the crisis and difficulties facing our nation, continue to label the great majority of our people as individuals inciting unrest, disregard our citizens and refuse to uphold their right to self determination, there will be no universal solution for the resolution of the challenges facing our nation.

Mir Hossein Mousavi – October 19th, 2009 | First Television Broadcast After the Presidential Elections

Those who commit fraud and deceive in the name of the law only do so with the intent to impose their will upon others. The struggle we have embarked upon is neither a quarrel, nor a form of retaliation. We are not driven by anger, personal ambitions or egotism, but rather our [social] movement is an attempt to reform and secure the prosperity of our beloved land.Mir Hossein Mousavi, Statement # 9

Islam does not promote violence. It does not beat people, arrest and incarcerate, engage in slander, or impose restrictions. Islam is an unequivocal and firm advocate of an independent, economically sound and powerful Iran. It is incumbent upon each and every one of us to show through our actions and our behavior that this [true] Islam is a defender of our independence.

An impressive and influential institution such as the Revolutionary Guards Corps cannot effectively defend our country and its national interests if it is preoccupied with matters such as daily stock fluctuations. This course of action will not only render this entity corrupt but will also lead to rampant corruption across our beloved land.

Irrespective of our religious beliefs, faith, creed, ethnicity, heritage, race, tribal affiliations, personal preferences and lifestyles, we are all Iranians and Iran belongs to each and every one of us.